The Francis Smokehouse&Specialty Meats

Was my First time at this place and it was AMAZING. Had no idea it was even out there. Great smoked chicken and Boudin Balls. Cant go wrong with anything here.

Casual bbq, phenomenal food. Very friendly and helpful staff

While traveling through the area stopped ate. I had bbq pulled pork sandwich with sweet potato waffle fries. Wife had fried catfish with waffle fries. Both were great. Large portions. Girls at counter were very friendly and patient while we tried to decide what to get. Good variety. They also have various meats and pizzas to go. Will definitely stop again.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Your mouth waters the moment you enter and everything is absolutely beyond tasty. Recommend the Ribeye PIBoy.

First time trying Francis Smokehouse. Food and service were amazing.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Love the service. Very home style.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food is usually great but sometimes when I get the pulled pork sandwich it's all end meat which is tough and fatty. The fries could be crispier.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

First time trying brisket, I have to say I was heavily disappointed. Didn't think it was supposed to be dry. Then paying extra for some box mac and cheese? Outrageous. Despite the dry brisket, it was still somewhat edible with the smokey flavor.

Either don't make the customer pay extra for your boxed white cheddar mac and cheese shells, or you as the customer don't buy it.

I almost forgot the cleanliness of the restaurant. Right in front of the freezers were multiple twitching cockroaches. Right next to one of the waiting benches. Absolutely filthy floors.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 3

While on the road, one of the best meals of our time in Louisiana. Definitely worth a detour for the succulent bbq meats! Great service..

Prices are super reasonable and the food is amazing!!🤤

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The burger was delicious :)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food here is always good. Always have to grab some sausage and boudin to bring back home when I am in town.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

It was very busy. We were picking up our order to go. My ribs were overdone, an I didn't get the corn pudding or the coleslaw from 2 separate orders for the rib dinner. The pulled pork sandwich was delicious and the brisket platter was good too

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

If you're looking for Texas Monthly Top 50 quality barbecue, this is not the place to go. I ordered the brisket and ribs with potato salad and baked beans. The sides were decent, but the barbecue left a lot to be desired. The brisket was not cooked correctly, so it crumbled more pulled apart, and had no flavor. It didn't even have quality bark. Sauce was required to eat it, which is a no-no in Texas. I am from Texas, and quality barbecue doesn't require sauce. The ribs were not tender and definitely were not fall-off-the-bone, and, like the brisket, didn't have a lot of flavor either. In case you're wondering, my go-to back home is a Texas Monthly Top 50 craft barbecue place for two times running, and they placed 3rd out of 250 teams at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo barbecue competition in 2026, so, ya, I kind of know what's supposed to be good barbecue.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5

Some of the best smoked chicken I’ve had in a long time.

Excellent pulled pork.

Perfect sauce.

Great Potato Salad and Baked Beans.

Friendly and helpful staff.

Multiple meat options available.

Get it to go or dine-in.

Indoor and outdoor seating.

Medium parking lot.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5